Carpenter House Museum & Art Gallery

This 1914 mansion, with its spacious rooms, tiny alcoves, and third-floor ballroom holds the story of Cle Elum’s first successful banker and former mayor, Frank Carpenter and his family. It’s believed to be a “pattern-book” house similar to those sold through Sears and Roebuck in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It contains the Carpenter family’s original furnishing. High Country Artists, an upper Kittitas County art group, display their art here with a featured artist exhibit on the main floor each month.

Directions:

Eastbound I-90: Cle Elum Exit 84, turns into First St, two blocks past the first stoplight, turn left on to Billings Ave., continue ahead to Third St. CHMAG is on the left.Westbound I-90: Cle Elum Exit 84, turn right onto S. Oakes Ave, first stoplight is First St., continue straight ahead to Third St., turn left onto Third St, two blocks ahead at to Billings Ave. CHMAG is on the right.

Related Sites

CWU Archives and Special Collections
CWU Archives and Special Collections has a number of collections and photogrpahic images that document the history of this area –including Fred Krueger’s Collection.

Roslyn Public Library
The Roslyn Public Library was founded in 1898, the first public library in Kittitas County. It was started with volunteer donations and support. Its original location was in the building on the corner of 1st and Pennsylvania, today the site of the city